Battlefield 2042 - Long wait times????
It is now 18:19 EST and I have been in the holding pattern for the past 19 minutes. Why in the blazes is it taking so long to drop into a game? Just to get in to the 128 person Conquest multiplayer. ...
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There's a limit on the number of bots. Bots will only populate half the server slots.
This mean matchmaking needs 64 human players before it will start a 128 player match.
Battlefield 2042 will have AI bots to ensure '24/7 Battlefield mayhem,' but how many bots will fill the matches? Up to half, EA says.
EA recently confirmed that Battlefield 2042 would use AI bots to help fill out its massive 128-player multiplayer matches. Now the company tells The Verge that up to 64 bots could be included in Conquest and Breakthrough gametypes.
DICE and EA are both prioritizing actual human players, but in the event of lower populations, bots will jump in and fill the open slots. The developers want to ensure that every 128-player match actually has 128 players, whether it be all humans or a mix with AI.
The last sentence sure sounds like 64 human players are needed to start a 128 player match. "The developers want to ensure that every 128-player match actually has 128 players, whether it be all humans or a mix with AI."
At this point, I just wish they'd remove the minimum player count to start the game. I want to be able to play with full progression at any time. You can't even start a game here.
I wonder why DICE is limiting the number of bots in AoW matches. Are they afraid of EXP boosting undermining their live service business model? I just don't understand what goes on inside DICE leadership's brain.
It has to have something to do with money, because money is the driving force behind all business decisions.
@OskooI_007It seems silly to me for them to be so concerned about these things. I assume it's because DICE has determined that people acquire XP faster against bots. More XP = faster Battlepass traversal and less incentive to spend Battlefield coins on tier skips.
